Table 1. Morphometry of life cycle stages of B. papi in the MTs and midgut of P. apterus.
| Epimastigotes in the MT | Epimastigotes in the midgut | Strap-hangers S1 in MT | Strap-hangers S2 in MT | CLAs in MT |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell length | 16.3 ± 3.5 (10.6–25.4) |
20.6 ± 5.0 (11.3–31.6) |
8.5 ± 2.0 (5.7–14.2) |
5.2 ± 0.7 (4.0–6.5) |
2.9 ± 0.4 (2.1–3.4) |
| Cell width | 1.8 ± 0.3 (1.2–2.7) |
1.8 ± 0.3 (1.3–2.4) |
1.7 ± 0.3 (1.4–2.1) |
1.6 ± 0.2 (1.4–2.0) |
1.4 ± 0.1 (1.3–1.5) |
| Nucleus length | 2.1 ± 0.4 (1.4–3.1) |
2.0 ± 0.4 (1.2–3.0) |
– | – | – |
| Nucleus width | 1.1 ± 0.3 (0.5–2.2) |
1.0 ± 0.2 (0.5–1.5) |
– | – | – |
| Anterior end to kinetoplast distance | 6.4 ± 2.1 (2.4–12.8) |
6.5 ± 2.7 (2.1–14.1) |
– | – | – |
| Anterior end to nucleus distance | 7.9 ±1.9 (3.9–13.4) |
8.4 ± 2.8 (3.4–14.4) |
– | – | – |
| Free flagellum length | 19.7 ± 4.8 (11.8–28.8) |
14.7 ± 3.4 (9.0–24.0) |
– | – | – |
All measurements are in μm.